Table 2 The association between LBW and maternal demographic characteristics in Assosa and Pawi hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018
From: Below normal birth weight in the Northwest part of Ethiopia
Variable | LBW | NBW | Crude OR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | |||
Maternal age (years) | ||||||
15–20 | 8 | 14.29 | 32 | 10.03 | 1.59 (0.68, 3.71) | |
20–35 | 37 | 66.07 | 235 | 73.67 | 1 | |
> 35 | 11 | 19.64 | 52 | 16.30 | 1.34 (0.64, 2.81) | |
Marital status | ||||||
Married | 36 | 64.29 | 229 | 71.79 | 1 | |
Single | 10 | 17.86 | 44 | 13.79 | 1.45 (0.67, 3.13) | |
Divorced | 5 | 8.93 | 20 | 6.27 | 1.59 (0.56, 4.50) | |
Widowed | 5 | 8.93 | 26 | 8.15 | 1.22 (0.44, 3.39) | |
Residence | ||||||
Rural | 20 | 35.71 | 105 | 32.92 | 1.13 (0.63, 2.05) | |
Urban | 36 | 64.29 | 214 | 67.08 | ||
Educational level | ||||||
Uneducated | 20 | 35.71 | 86 | 26.96 | 3.09 (1.41, 6.75) | 1.06 (0.22, 5.06) |
Up to secondary | 25 | 44.64 | 87 | 27.27 | 1 | 1 |
Diploma and above | 11 | 19.64 | 146 | 45.77 | 3.81 (1.79, 8.13) | 1.72 (0.46, 6.43) |
Occupation | ||||||
Housewife | 31 | 55.36 | 140 | 43.89 | 1 | 1 |
Merchant | 8 | 14.28 | 47 | 14.73 | 0.77 (0.33, 1.79) | 0.77 (0.23, 2.61) |
Employ | 2 | 3.57 | 107 | 33.54 | 0.08 (0.02, 0.36) | 0.11 (0.01, 0.92) |
Student | 15 | 26.79 | 25 | 7.84 | 2.71 (1.28, 5.73) | 1.03 (0.24, 4.38 |
Ethnicity | ||||||
Amhara | 16 | 28.57 | 97 | 30.41 | 1 | |
Oromo | 13 | 23.21 | 56 | 17.55 | 1.41 (0.63, 3.14) | |
Agew | 3 | 5.36 | 27 | 8.46 | 0.67 (0.18, 2.48) | |
Shinasha | 9 | 16.07 | 49 | 15.36 | 1.11 (0.46, 2.70) | |
Gumuz | 5 | 8.93 | 21 | 6.58 | 1.44 (0.48, 4.38) | |
Berta | 6 | 10.71 | 30 | 9.40 | 1.21 (0.44, 3.38) | |
Mao | 2 | 3.57 | 17 | 5.33 | 0.71 (0.15, 3.39) | |
Komo | 1 | 1.79 | 10 | 3.13 | 0.61 (0.07, 5.06) | |
Others | 1 | 1.79 | 12 | 3.76 | 0.51 (0.06, 4.16) | |